Post by Lestat de Lioncourt on Jun 17, 2009 11:19:04 GMT -8
General Information Full Name: Lestat de Lioncourt Name Meaning: Lestat is the accumulation of the first letter of the first names of his six older brothers. Two of which survived the harsh French winters of their infancy. Nicknames: Lestat, Lessy, KL, King, and on occasion 'Jackass.' Nationality: French Royalty Gender: Male Sexuality: He is attracted to whomever most interests him at the time. Most of his early experiences are with male companions; He himself explains this by saying the women in previous centuries simply weren't as interesting as men. Later in his biographies, Lestat offhandedly mentions that he is frightened of women and finds them extremely distracting. Relationship Status: Bound. Age: 248 Apparent Age: 20 Birth Date: November 7th, 1760 Death Year: 1780 |
Appearance: Lestat describes himself as six feet tall. He has dark brown hair that is not quite shoulder length, and that is slightly curly. His eyes are gray, but they absorb the colors of blue or violet easily from surfaces around them. He has a short narrow nose, and a mouth that is well shaped. His mouth can look very mean, or extremely generous. But it always looks sensual. He has a continuously animated face. Lestat's fingernails (including all vampires in The Vampire Chronicles) look like they are made of glass. Attire: Lestat generally wears the more fashionable clothing of the era. Anything to blend in, while standing out, as he would say. Well cut suits are his favourite, and he looks the best in white. He is not a fan of advertising the designer or company, or funny phrases. |
Personality: Because of his boldness, enthusiasm, and defiance, Lestat's seniors refer to him affectionately as "the Brat Prince", a title of which he is very fond. He is very vain and concerned with fashion. He enjoys performing on stage, which he does as both a mortal actor in Paris, France and a vampire in his rock band called The Vampire Lestat that he forms with a group of humans in the 1980s. Lestat is also fond of music: he sings, and he plays the piano and violin. Although he is illiterate as a mortal man, he learns to read and loves literature as a vampire. In one period of his life, he becomes a hermit and spends every night holed up at home, reading. The first language that Lestat learns is French, although he writes his novels in English. In The Vampire Lestat, he notes that despite his French accent, he speaks English "like a cross between a boatman and Sam Spade" and is fond of slang. Throughout his long life, Lestat is plagued by common philosophical questions, such as "Are my actions good or bad?", "Is there a God?", "Am I in His plan?", "What happens after death?", and "What makes a person happy?" He finds himself more in love with humanity than ever before, despite his relationship with mankind being savage. For a while, he sees life as "the Savage Garden," filled with beauty and death. Lestat exhibits a strong altruistic nature at several points in the series. For instance, after he first becomes a vampire, he sends large gifts to his family and friends, purchases the theatre where he once worked, and settles the debts of his old manager, Renaud. Later, after his brothers and family are killed in the French Revolution, he steps forward to care for his ailing father, the only survivor, despite their hateful relationship. Lestat also frequently hunts evildoers instead of feeding from innocent victims, although he does not always abide by this rule. |
Knowledge
- Language (Any and every language; as when he reads a book he internalises the words immediately)
- Literature
- Piano
- Violin
- Guitar
- Live Fighting
Interests
- Philosophy
- Music
- Strategy
- Humanity
- Fashion
Likes
- Warfare
- Reading
- Music
- Limelight
- Sex and Love
Dislikes
- Sunlight
- Being proven wrong
- Stupidity
- Lack of self respect
- Cowards
- Hypocrites